Kharma Kelley

Are you archiving your data? Your photos? Your family documents? Your stories? Your history?

You should start while you still can. Black history is being erased and artifacts vulnerable to disappearing. Save what you can now for the future.

A great time was had at the 1st Annual Literary Costume Ball at the Pflugerville Public Library! Got to dress up with my fellow fantasy author pal and even got to be on the judges panel for the costume contests! Sold some books, met lots of awesome folks. A great time had by all!

I believe in a vast, elaborate spectrum of published books. The evolution of communication and writing continues to fascinate us. Self-publishing has always been a part of free thought and expression and I have always admired, respected, and purchased amazing works created by indie authors.

Trends and tropes in fiction (more specifically Romance fiction) are usually set by a successful host of indie authors. They are the trendsetters. They are business owners. As an indie author myself, much love to the (Romance) indie author community!

As you do your BBQs, cookouts, or just laying down reading, remember that labor rights are not given... they are fought for.

From the 5-day work week, FMLA, PTO and sick leave, those before us took harassment, union busting and other challenges to get these rights.

I actively support collective bargaining, fair wages and employment equity by electing those who also actively support labor rights.
I'm a union baby. Both parents, so I know how our rights are constantly under attack. The fight never stops.

How are you showing up for your fellow proletariats?

Book censorship is not my ministry. I believe in the right to intellectual freedom and that books are the foundation of how our society learns and discerns.
Support your local libraries and show up for them. So many are fighting for our freedom to learn

I'm tired of the same ol' boring, overused hero/heroine characterizations, with the same ol' white straight tropes and no diversity of characters, creatures, and World-building.

Yawn.

Give me a skilled author who is deconstructing and ready to deliver New Age Romance Fantasy where there's something for everyone and doesn't cosplay oppression of real life folks to create a "fantasy"

Who's on your TBR?

No one has time for that! Leave that internalized mess in the 90's. I like my Q***r stories unapologetically rainbow and normalized. Holla if y'all hear me! Thanks!

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I'm still here. Still creating. Still healing.

I like my Romance books loaded with dynamic and memorable characters who don't get wrapped in the dreaded 'relationship drama.' This isn't "Days of our Lives'! Give me real conflict, not that 'purple stuff'

Save the drama for your Mama!